From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: More research shows big surge in U.S. opioid use, addictions from HealthDay News One in 5 people who gets commercial health insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield filled at least one prescription for an opioid painkiller in 2015, a new study finds. The research also found that the number of members diagnosed with an opioid use disorder rose almost five-fold from 2010 to 2016. That increase is far higher than the 65 percent increase in the use of medication-assisted treatments, according to the study by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063